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距离

jù lí · ju li

Traditional 距離

Meaning

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  1. distance
  2. CL:個 / 个 (gè)
  3. to be apart from

In a sentence

2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yáng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

距(jù)离(lí)村(cūn)内(nèi)的(de)邮(yóu)政(zhèng)局(jú)不(bú)到(dào)一(yì)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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